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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1923)
Raw an Over Material for Street Paving County Commissioners and South Omaha Merchants Clash at Court House Hearing. Verbal bricks flew* Thursday on bolji sides between the county com missioners and the South Omaha Merchants' association over whether West Q street should he paved with brick or blthulithio. The South Omaha merchants, 25 strong, maintained the cause of brick, while the county commissioners back ed Engineer Stroud In his theory that the concrete base of the road is what counts and that the question of a brick, asphalt or concrete finish is to be decided solely on the basis of economy. "Common justice and consideration for public welfare demand continua tion of brick pavement on Q street," declared J. B. Root, chairman of the good roads committee. He charged the board of commissioners with ex travagance and Incompetence in con structing culverts'- at Sixtieth and Center streets. Mr. Unitt stated that the brick finish Would cost $S,700 more than the bitulithic, and that if it were used further expenditures would be required. This board is trying to do Its best to serve the people, declared Unitt. "If anyone comes in here and makes a dozen unsupported accusations against us 1 want to say to you gen tlemen it is npt right!" Air. Root declared that he would guarantee to build a brick-finished lead oveY the 1.4 miles in dispute for r.ot more than J2.700 over the price of bitulithic and would guarantee it for five years. "There Is only one pavement for a Good old Ukridge— ” in spite of kis “tem porary loans” you can count on kim to kelp out every time. He does some great elec tioneering, altkougk it’s dasked serious business, in “ Tke Long Arm of Looney Coote” by P. G. Wode kouse, in NOVEMBER at all news stands < ( road that haa heavy traffic,” said| City Commissioner Koutsky for the merchants’ • committee. "That is brick." Mr. Stroud «aid that the 12-t'oot concrete road already existing over the disputed stretch was an excellent piece of work, built of 10-inch con crete and in good condition. He said he did not believe the commissioners would be justified in tearing it up. His advice was to widen it on both sides. Omahan Elected to Peasant Body W. H. Green Made Memlier of Presidium at Moscow Meeting. W. H. Green of Omaha, vice presi dent of the national committee of the federate!! farmer labor party, liaB been elected a member of the presi dium of the new international peas ants' council, ■ at a meeting of dele gates in Moscow, according to Asso eited Press dispatches.'' Mr. Green plans to sail for Ameri ca next week to lay before the feder ated farmer labor party an Invitation to affiliate with the peasants’ council. Principal aim of the council ife said to be avoidance of war. It is not con fined exclusively to communists or to communist parties, hut will leave lo j cal questions to national parties, act ting only internationally for the com mon alms of the'peasants and farm ers with the working men in the cities, according to its sponsors. Harold M. Ware of Fargo, N. D., and W. H. Walker of Yucca, N. M., and P. M. Smith of Pennsylvania, also were elected members of the ex ecutive committee of the council. Eugene Meyer Sees Relief for Farmers Spokane, Wash., Oct. IS.—Co opera tive marketing organizations will bring relief in the wheat situation more quickly than any other means, Kugene Meyer, Jr., managing director of the War Finance corporation, told wheat growers and business men In conference here. Frank W. Mondell, also a director of the corporation, voiced approv'al of the view of Mr. Meyer. "The gov ernment is ready and willing to do all that can be doqe sanely, soundly and usefully for the benefit of the farmer,” declared Mr. Mondell. "It can't be done rapidly, for differences of opinion «te bound to appear in congress when the various relief measure* proposed are discussed, tf a price is/fixed on wheat some are sure to ask why not a fixed price on other products that, need relief. "The co-operative movement can not be made definitely effective in a short time on the price of wheat. There is no question about finance.” Lloyd George Improved. By AmmIiM Press. Chicago. Oct. 18.—Former Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain and his party, after two days in Chicago, esumed his American tour today when id’ train departed at 10:05 a. m. for .Springfield, 11^ He- was in much better* physical condition than early yesterday and showed little evi dence of his cold. Nestos Urges U. S. Wheat Body - Agency W o u 1 d Segregrate Surplus aud Sell It Abroad —Says Needx Urgent. By 'Aundattd Press. , West Baden, Ind., Oct. IS.—Immedi ate establishment of a governmental agency with adequate powers to segre gate the exportable American surplus of wheat and to dispose of it In the markets of the world upon the best terms available was urged as a means of aiding the wheat farmer by Gov. R. A. Ne8tos of North Dakota In an address here today. He spoke before the annual conference of governors of the United States, In session here, and Governor Nestos asked each ex ecutive to lend his assistance. The speaker said he also believed there should be provided by the gov ernment for the use of this agency, a working capital in the amount of the profit from wheat made by the gov ernment during the war when it lim ited the amount that the wheat farmer might ^receive for his product below what It would have been under the free operation of the law of supply and demand. "This agency should then co-operate fully with the Farm Bureau federa tion. the American Wheat Growers and other similar farmer orgpniza tlons both in selling to and in making settlement with the foreign powers, and fir that purpose make the capital provided available to the farmer^ who need advances In order to Join in the program of a more orderly marketing of their wheat," he added. Governor Nestos painted a drab pic ture of the fultire of the wheat farm er unless a speedy remedy is forth coming. He quoted figures on the cost of production in North Dakota in 1923, saying the average per bushel among 122 farmers was $1.49, while tjhp. average price at this time is about 87 cents in the home market, a loss of 62 cents a bushel. Records for the last five years show an average loss in th» state of 38 cents a bushfcl, he added. The individual states, as public forces, "must resist by all means of ficially available, a concerted attack effort to grossly inflate railroad val ues with the consequence of an added burden In public revenue,” Gov. John J. Blaine of Wisconsin, said in an ad dress. Governor Blaine indicated the ex istence of a menace that national con trol of railroad regulations may be come transformed Into railroad con trol of national regulation/ The speaker charged that "owing to a false method of valuation the capital value of the railroads is not less than $10,000,000,000 In excess of what it should be. involving an excess charge on the public of $550,000,000 a yhar.” Parmelee Row Settled. JjOb Angeles. Oct. IS.—Ths interna tional legal battle over the custody of 4-year-old Charles R. Parmelee Jr., came to an end here when affidavit* and a notice of reconciliation between Esther B. Parmelee and Charles Par melee, aviator, the child's parents, were filed In the superior court. An lnterluctory decree of divorce was granted to Mrs. Parmelee In April, 1922, under whicK she was given the custody of the boy. Short ly afterwards Parmelee was alleged to have kidnaped the child. Our Second Anniversary Furniture Sale Offers Many Desirable Features in Furniture We illustrate a few examples of the many hundreds to be found on our block-long Furniture Floor. No matter how little or how great your requirements may be yoa will find better furniture for less money here. EASY TIME PAYMENTS Simmons1 120-Coil Bed Spring 7.95 21 more resilient coil springs in this model than you will find in the average spring. All oil tempered premier wire is used. Each spring is carefully locked in place. Finish ed in the Simmons* parchment. All regular sizes for wood or iron beds; a spring that is “built for sleep.” An niversary n qC Sale price, • *3 35.00 Brass Bed 19.75 A All two-inch post bed, artis tically finished in the rib bon banded satin. Full size only; a bed securely put to gether to give years of ser vice. Annivers- 1 A QP ary Sale price, The Famous “Roll Edge” 50 Pound OstermoOr Mattress It contains 50 pounds of all se lected pure white cotton, jn a good grade of fancy ticking; the mattress that is "built, not"'' stuffed.” Full or single sizes; regular 40.00 value. Anni versary Sale on n C price, 45.00 Four Poster Bed A true colonial type, from heavy s to c k. This poster bed is fin ished in the dull ma hogany and may be had in the full size only. An exception ally beautiful b e Anniversary OP Sale price, 8 Three Piece Parlor Suites 10000 The value of values. Three piece* of fine livinjr room furniture, ju»t like the picture; richly up holstered in blue or beaver velour. The new thin-arm type; construction and style 1 AA AA guaranteed. The quantity is limited. We advise early shopping. ll/V.UU Anniversary Sale prier, > Seventh Floor ‘ > Newlywed Speeder Man Married Yesterday Freed on Court Appeal I Released by Judge Harry W'achler, one of a group of speeders who appealed Iheir rase from the municipal to the dis trict rourl, received a release from a Jail sentence as a wedding present from Judge Day. The young man had spent two days of a seven-day sentence ill jail. “Are you married?” ashed the judge. “Yes.” x “Hate of marriage?” "Yesterday,” replied Wachter. The judge concluded he deserved some consideration, and let hint olf with a dollar and costs. ' M. II. Levy, Mouth Mide reul estate man, now in louden, has two writs of capias waiting for hint In Omaha on his return. He failed to appear this morning to answer to a speeding charge and the public court wants him on a charge of assault and battery. Other speeders were Frank Wil liams, who got a two-day jail sen tence changed to $10 and costs, and J. L. Forman, who after a day In jail was released with $5 and coats. Senator Norris Defends Weeks Washington. Oct. 18.—The War de partment's sale of the Gorgas steam plant located near the huge govern ment water power project in Muscle Shoals, Ala., to the Alabama Power company was upheld today by Sena tor George W. Norris, republican, of Nebraska, chairman of the senate agriculture committee, in a state ment condemning Henry Ford for his recent attackes upon Secretary of War Weeks. Norris declared Ford's criticism df the secretary's transaction “was un fair, unjust and selfish." Sol Hess directs “The Nebbs," an exclusive feature In The Evening Bee. $. C. T. U. Steps Into Drv Fight • — • 1 J Votes to Request Coolidge to Remove Enforcement From Treasury Department. By International News Sorrier. Brockton, Mass., Oct. 1ft.—The Wo hum’s Christian Temperance union, in annual convention here today, voted unanimously to request President Coolidge to remove from the authority of the secretary of the treasury the enforcement of the prohibition amend ment. Hi International >>»■• Service. Washington, Oct. 18.—Prohibition Commissioner Roy D. Haynes issued a statement today expressing views on enforcement which are decidedly at variance with those recently ex pressed by Gov. Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania. Pinchot said enforcement of prohi bition was primarily up to the federal government, as it is now a constitu tional matter, and he "invited” Presi dent Coolidge to assume personal command of tho drive to dry up the United States. Haynes said today responsibility is “first with municipal anl county of ficials.” By Associated Press. Minneapolis, Oct. 18.—Modification of the Volstead law to permit the sale of beer and light wines for use In homes under a process of govern ment regulation and distribution, was urged by the Moderation League of Minnesota in a letter to President Coolidge and Governor J. A. O. Preus of Minnesota. The request wag made on the eve of the ctJhference of governors with President Coolidge at Washington Saturday to consider plans and fur ther enforcement of prohibition. Divorce Courts. Petition*. Mabel Florence Cline* agalnat Cnarlea H Cline*, cruelty. Lillian %’elsen against Soohua F red Ncl aen, nonaupport Oeorge A Welch agalnat Beulah k Welch, cruelty. Kuth Uert agalnat Henry I>. Hert. K. C.'s Promt Pastor _With Masonic Ring Olean, V Y„ Oct. 18.—The local council of the Knight of Columbus last night presented the Kev. Ilr. (i. it. Willi mi-, who In.:, resigned as pastor of the Hr*t M. E. Church here, with a 32nd degree Masonic ring. The occasion was a public farewell reception for the clergy man, who ha* l»een appointed pas tor of a church in North Tona wanda. Klan Kludd Held as Drunk Driver Traffic Officer Picks Up Klu Klux Official When <!ar Zigzags. Atlanta, Ga.. Oct. 18.—Kev. Caleb A. Ridley, known as tlie Imperial kludd of the Knights of the Ku Klux Kjan, was subjected to appear in po lice court here today to answer charges of being "drunk and operat ing an automobile,” following his ar rest yesterday. After spending sev eral hours in a police station cell, the imperial kludd was released on bond of $500. Motorcycle Officer L, E. Shumate arrested the klan official after, he said, he noticed the minister's auto mobile zigzagging on Peachtrea street,'one of the main thoroughfares of the city. The traffic olgcer said the minister was apparently under the Influence of whisky and that he found two small bottle* containing lkjuor In the machine. Mr. Ridley faced a desk sergeant, who ordered him locked up In default of bond. Several hours later the min ister was allowed ball. Before being locked up the Imperial kludd declared that he had driven out Into the country, where he was ac costed by a man who offered to give him some whisky. He stated he ac j cepted the offer and took a drink. Following his release the minister de | nied the charge that he was drunk and that two laittles of whisky were, found In his machin*. • Fight Ahead for Farmer Relief By International New* serrlee. Washington, Oct. IS.—The admin istration's plans for relieving farm distress In the wheat belt are sched uled for tough sledding In the new congress. This bKime certain today when democratic arfd republican farm bloc members apparently Joined hands to attack the government re lief program. Senator Duncan l'. Fletcher of Florida voiced a democratic protest against the t.'oolldge plan for organ ixing co-operative marketing associa tions, which are to be the basis of government farm relief. His attack came only 24 hours after the plan was condemned by Senator Edwin F. I .add, republican, of North Dakota. Both are prominent farm bloc mem bers. While democrats and republicans alike offered their own uolutiona for farm depreasion. both were emphatic In predicting failure for the admin istration program. Their attitude in dicated a protracted battle will de velop In the next congress over Just what to do for the farmer. Davis Walsh knows sports. That's w hy hs writes for The Evening Bee. 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